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A complaint lodged with the Pentagon has prompted the U.S. Navy to look into the possible presence of anything that may cause cancer in a section of the base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a military spokeswoman said Tuesday.

July 28, 2015, Tuesday

The U.S. Navy is investigating a complaint that seeks the evacuation of civilian and military lawyers from parts of the U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, following reports of cancer cases among personnel working on the trials of detainees there.

The U.S. Navy censured three admirals in connection with a bribery scandal involving a Singapore company that held more than $200 million in contracts to clean and supply ships from the Seventh Fleet, Navy officials confirmed on Monday.

A Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet crashed on Tuesday shortly after it was launched from the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt in the Persian Gulf. The two pilots ejected and were rescued, but the crash, which is now under investigation, underscores the daily risks facing military aviators.

Post-deployment health assessments showed that more than 600 American service members since 2003 have indicated they believed they had been exposed to chemical warfare agent. Following are two such surveys, with names redacted to protect patients’ privacy.